Harrisburg - The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is making key personnel in the Bureau of Forestry available to the news media to serve as regional experts on fall foliage. This autumn will bring very colorful conditions.
Reached by contacting the DCNR Press Office at the number listed below, the experts are available to discuss the chemistry of fall foliage color, as well as the projected outlook for fall foliage in various areas of Pennsylvania. The regional experts are:
Northeast Pennsylvania:
John Maza, Service Forester
Lackawanna Forest District, Dalton
Northwest Pennsylvania:
Cecile Stelter, District Forester
Cornplanter State Forest, Warren
Southeast Pennsylvania:
Richard Hartlieb, Service Forester
William Penn State Forest, Elverson
South-central Pennsylvania:
Ed Dix, Forest Program Specialist
Harrisburg
Southwest Pennsylvania:
Dave Planinsek, Forester
Forbes State Forest, Laughlintown
North-central Pennsylvania:
Chris Firestone, Wild Plant Program Manager
Tioga State Forest, Wellsboro
Media contact: To contact any of the experts, call Christina Novak or Terry Brady, 717-772-9101.
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Sept. 13, 2011/
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
